A modern slant on classic racing. The legendary bikes and the courageous, talented heroes that mattered then and still matter now.
Due to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic, Mortons Events have had to postpone the International Dirt Bike Show due to be held at Stafford Showground on the 31 October – 1 November 2020. The safety, wellbeing
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Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer magazine covers everything from tests of historic racing machinery, written by those who rode them,
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Giacomo Agostini celebrates his 78th birthday today (June 16) so there’s no better time to reflect on the Italian’s illustrious career. Thanks to Mortons Archive, here’s a collection of rare photographs chronicling a career which
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In 1971 he scored three GP wins on the ex-Stuart Graham 125 Suzuki at Spa, Belgium; Anderstorp, Sweden and Imatra, Finland. He’d even won the 50cc GP in Brno, Czechoslovakia, as guest rider for the
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‘The fastest teenager on earth.’ That was how the press described Michael Hailwood in 1959.
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This is John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT. His MV Agusta was easily the fastest bike compared to the following gaggle of Norton singles, with a time of 2 hours,
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Following the UK Government advice on the coronavirus pandemic we have unfortunately had to postpone our April/August Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show once again. The safety and well-being of our visitors, exhibitors, partners, contractors and staff
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Whilst the bikes may not be racing down Bray Hill this year, TT fans can look forward to eight evenings of exclusive TT-themed entertainment from the past, present and future as part of ‘TT Lock-In’ in June.
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Photo: Mortons Archive Three big V-twins, featuring plated petrol tanks and even at a glance a fine specification, with speedometers and lighting sets apparent. Brough Superiors, right? Wrong… At a glance – and to be
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That’s right, classic bike fans – we’ve been busy during lockdown and May 8 will see the launch of the Classic Bike Hub.
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